188 The Works of I j I w . VIEWS OF LIFE FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE For years Albert Krassner's works have allowed thousands to view life from a different and inspirational perspective Easy to read, in con- temporary language and combined with interna- tionally known graphic designers. His works are like jewels which can brighten and embellish our lives. MOMENTS OF SILENCE Coming together in a unique adventure, the poet and photographer Mito Cavarrubias combine in this book the responses to messages each has received from nature, its mystery and awe inspir- ing majesty. Beautifully hardbound, with duo- tone and color photos, it is a gift for the eye and the mind. 112 pages with embossed linen cover and lami- nated jacket. $35.00 JOURNEY TO BE A book offering inspiration for young and old alike Easy-to-read verse, spectacular photogra- phy, designed by a team of international graphic artists. The perfect gift, a book you'll want to ex- perience again and again 136 pages hardbound, black & white photos $12 95 UNTRAMPLED GROUND A gentle odyssey in verse and photography- weaves a beautiful homage to the spirit of na- ture. UNTRAMPLED GROUND begins at "Dawn" and finishes at "Day's End" In between you are led not only through nature's wonders from the forest, sea, rain and fog, but also through all four seasons. 92 pages softbound, 29 c010r photos. $10.95 Enjoy a new and refreshing perspective on life. Perfect gifts. A pleasure to receive! Available at your favorite book store, or call toll-free for the store nearest you. (800) 444-4387 To receive a free catalog fill in the information below and mail to: VERI DON EDITIONS Box 65, Wykagyl Station New RocheBe NY 10804 NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP house on Gower Street, and settled into a regular and secluded domestic- ity. "We have given up all parties," Darwin wrote to Fox that October, "for they agree with neither of us." All the while, Darwin had kept working on the species question. He opened his first notebook on transmu- tation in July of 1837 and proceeded to collect facts bearing on the subject- some through letters, more in discus- sion with breeders, gardeners, natural- ists, and zookeepers, and still more through extensive reading. In his au- tobiography he recalled that he "worked on true Baconian principles, and without any theory." However, his absorption in geological questions, especially those of continental magni- tude, had tempered his early delight in collecting with a propensity for theo- rizing about the facts he gathered and searching for wide-ranging, even uni- versal, laws. According to recent close studies of his notebooks by David Kohn, he theorized on the species question from the outset, ruminating at first upon how variations might be transmuted into new species by, for example, adaptation and geographical isolation. Then, in October, 1838, he read Thomas Malthus' "Essay on the Principle of Population," which stressed the theory that population growth was always checked by limita- tions in the food supply. In his autobi- ography Darwin recalled that, given the struggle for existence everywhere among plants and animals, "favour- able variations would tend to be pre- served, and unfavourable ones to be destroyed. The result of this would be the formation of new species. Here, then, I had at last got a theory" -the principle of natural selection- "by which to work." After he hit upon the principle, Darwin stepped up his que- ries to plant and animal breeders, reck- oning that their experience with artifi- cial selection might illuminate how natural selection worked in the wild. He was confident enough of his theory in 1842 to pencil out a rough sketch of it (and, in 1844, to compose a pol- ished, coherent exposition two hun- dred and thirty pages long). In the years after Darwin opened his first notebook on transmutation, he was often ill. The letters tell of palpi- tations, stomach distress-during the first six months of 1840 he suffered from persistent vomiting-fatigue, and debilitation. They report that he was unable to work for weeks or months at a time. In July of 1841, Darwin wrote DECEMBER. 7, 1987 o X FOR D FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY S U t t E R P R () (; RAM The prestige. The tradition: The unsurpassed academic quality. Spend Summer '88 living the Oxford experience at hIstoric Chnst Church. Study in residence with Oxford tutors. . . earn course credits. . . take field trips to famous sites . . . get to know ! England in a way few outsiders can. July 3 .. 23 and July 24 .. August 13, 1988. 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